MadTree Brewing is taking its Alcove restaurant out of Over-the-Rhine and into Blue Ash, with plans for a second Alcove location at Summit Park. The new outpost would move into a recently vacated Summit Park storefront and extend MadTree’s reach beyond its Oakley brewery. It is the latest step in a years-long run of MadTree hospitality experiments that has quietly turned a local beer maker into a full-on neighborhood restaurant operator.
As reported by the Cincinnati Business Courier, the company is targeting a shuttered space in Summit Park for Alcove’s second home. The outlet notes that this is an expansion of MadTree’s restaurant arm rather than a new brewing facility, which tracks with how the company has been moving lately.
Where It Will Land
Summit Park has been playing musical chairs with tenants this winter. One longtime park fixture, Senate, announced on Feb. 4, 2026, that it would close its Blue Ash location, leaving behind space the city said it planned to re-tenant. WLWT and other outlets highlighted the closure and the city’s assurances that a new user would be coming. MadTree’s proposed Alcove would join a growing cluster of restaurants ringing the park.
MadTree's Local Playbook
MadTree launched in Oakley in 2013 and has gradually built a small ecosystem of hospitality concepts. The original Alcove in Over-the-Rhine opened in 2022, leaning into a restaurant-forward identity, and the larger MadTree Parks & Rec location debuted at Summit Park in February 2025. The company outlines its locations and menu focus on its official site. MadTree says its growth strategy couples beer, food and community programming whenever it moves into a new neighborhood.
What Alcove Brings
The first Alcove branded itself as an “urban oasis,” complete with plant-heavy interiors, an extensive beer lineup and a full sit-down menu. Diners praised those touches when the Over-the-Rhine spot opened. Coverage from CityBeat and other industry reporting has shown that MadTree tends to customize each concept to its surroundings, so a Blue Ash Alcove would likely tweak the greenery-forward vibe to match a park-front setting. The company is already using similar hospitality flourishes at Parks & Rec, from living walls to family-friendly programming.
Timeline And Next Steps
Neither MadTree nor Blue Ash officials have put a firm opening date on the calendar. The Cincinnati Business Courier reports that plans are still in the early stages, with more details expected as permits and build-out come together. The city’s earlier public comments about quickly re-tenanting the vacant space suggest that once deals are signed, the conversion could move fast.
Local observers point out that MadTree’s deeper push into Summit Park fits a broader trend of urban restaurant operators chasing foot traffic in suburban hubs. WCPO has previously covered MadTree’s initial Summit Park plans and the company’s stated interest in building community-facing spaces, a playbook it appears ready to double down on in Blue Ash.
